Hoyle GrangerGranger, Hoyle JohnHeight: 6-1 Weight: 225 Born: March 7, 1944 Oberlin, LA High School: Oberlin (LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mississippi State | |
| 1963 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| 1964 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| 1965 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (37th overall) 1966 Houston Oilers; 4th round (63rd overall) 1966 Baltimore Colts |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL | 32 | FB | 11 | 5 |
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 32 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL | 32 | FB | 13 | 13 |
| 1969 Houston Oilers (AFL)1969 HOU AFL | 32 | RB | 13 | 13 |
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 32 | RB | 5 | 5 |
| 1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL | 40 | RB | 14 | 4 |
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 30 | RB | 13 | 5 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 83 | 59 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/27/1965 | 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL |
| Draft | 11/27/1965 | 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL |
| Signed | 11/29/1966 | 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL |
| Traded | 1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL | |
| Signed | 4/4/1974 | 1974 Houston Texans (WFL)1974 HOU WFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1969 Houston Oilers (AFL)1969 HOU AFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 144 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL | 56 | 388 | 6.9 | 69t | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 236 | 1194 | 5.1 | 67 | 6 | ||||
| 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL | 202 | 848 | 4.2 | 47t | 7 | ||||
| 1969 Houston Oilers (AFL)1969 HOU AFL | 186 | 740 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 51 | 169 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL | 32 | 139 | 4.3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 42 | 175 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 805 | 3653 | 4.5 | 69t | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Houston Oilers (AFL)1966 HOU AFL | 12 | 104 | 8.7 | 27t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 31 | 300 | 9.7 | 43t | 3 | ||||||
| 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL | 26 | 361 | 13.9 | 55 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 Houston Oilers (AFL)1969 HOU AFL | 27 | 330 | 12.2 | 53 | 1 | ||||||
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 134 | 1339 | 10.0 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Houston Oilers (AFL)1967 HOU AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Houston Oilers (AFL)1968 HOU AFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Houston Oilers (AFL)1969 HOU AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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